doạ dẫm

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From doạ. The same pattern as gạ gẫm and lạ lẫm.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zwaː˧˨ʔ zəm˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jwaː˨˩ʔ jəm˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [j⁽ʷ⁾aː˨˩˨ jəm˨˩˦]

Noun

doạ dẫm

  1. threats; intimidation
    Nhờ doạ dẫm mà chúng có được những gì chúng thích. ― They got what they liked by threats.

Adjective

doạ dẫm

  1. threatening; menacing; intimidating
    lời doạ dẫm ― threatening words
    Thủ đoạn doạ dẫm ― intimidating methods

Verb

doạ dẫm

  1. to threaten; to intimidate
    Đừng để họ doạ dẫm gia đình anh! ― Don't let them intimidate your family!
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